Stoke Bishop Church of England Primary School
Academy converter primary school in Bristol (Bristol, City of).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
We aim to ensure the school values are in evidence on a daily basis, providing a guide for all the children and adults in school, by which to approach their lives. That means they are taught implicitly, through what and how we teach, as well as explicitly in the curriculum: Our vision is about looking to the world as it is and what we want it to be.
It is for all the adults and children in our School Community We want you to be confident in yourselves. To have the courage to learn from new experiences and the commitment to apply that new learning wherever you can. We want you to be able to communicate and work confidently on your own, with other children and adults in school.
We want you to know that you are loved and cared for. You should all feel the value that school gives to your contribution; that it respects, recognises and relies on your passion to provide as many meaningful, valuable and successful learning opportunities as possible.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
9 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Cricket
- Dance
- Dodgeball
- Drama
- Fencing
- Football
- Gymnastics
- Netball
- Tennis
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Fairtrade SchoolRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 139505
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Bristol, City of
- Constituency
- Bristol North West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2013
Governing body (22 current, 1 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.19 governors are linked to a profile (all confirmed).
Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Stephen Lawrence Cottam Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Yvonne Victoria Wyatt Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2025 · until 2028 |
| Ms Yvette Kydd Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr James Wiggins Confirmed same person | Chair of TrusteesTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Michael John Hordon Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Richard Jagdish Eaves Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr James Wiggins Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 |
| Mr Darren Hunt Confirmed same person | Accounting OfficerTrust officer | since 2024 | |
| Mr Darren Piper Hunt Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2024 |
| Mr David Paul Tilley Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Suzanne Jane Rees Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Paul Wake Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mr James Wiggins Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2020 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Sophie Mary Summers Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2020 · until 2028 |
| Mr Michael Edward Barnes Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2020 · until 2028 |
| Rev Jema Mary Ball Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2020 |
| Revd Jema Ball Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2020 |
| Mrs Ann Smith | Chief Financial OfficerTrust officer | since 2019 | |
| Mrs Kath Conway | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2018 |
| Mrs Rachel Mary Powlesland Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2016 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Jean Audrey Flowers Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Original (signatory) members | since 2013 |
| Mr John Goulandris Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Original (signatory) members | since 2013 |
| Mr David Wolstenholme Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2025 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record